Esmatullah Surosh
Afghanistan → Cape Cod, MA
“I have always believed myself to be a world citizen. No matter who you are, if you need my help, I will help you, or at least I will try. I believe the people in Afghanistan need me and I can help because I know the society there.”
“Through my experience in the U.S., I recognized a lot of problems in my own society in Afghanistan.
"Afghanistan contains many ethnicities, and the biggest problem right now is those ethnicities are sometimes fighting with each other. I recognized the problem, and I was so inspired. I think that, like American people, we can also live in peace although we are coming from different ethnicities.
“For the short term, I would say I do not plan to return to Afghanistan, because first I have some plans to fulfill, but then yes, I would like to return. I have always believed myself to be a world citizen. No matter who you are, if you need my help, I will help you, or at least I will try. I believe the people in Afghanistan need me and I can help because I know the society there.
“What I recommend to all those students who are doing the Summer Work Travel program currently is to travel and explore America, because there are a lot of great places to see and there are also a lot of things to learn about U.S. society and U.S. culture.”
What He's up to now:
Studying for a Master’s degree in International Relations in Turkey.